Two people arrested for murder of Burgersfort councillor who spoke out about VBS
21 October 2019
Two people have been arrested for the murder of a Limpopo ward councillor who was shot dead in his car outside his restaurant in Tubatse, near Burgersfort, on November 26 last year.
Thabang Maupa, an ANC ward councillor of Ward 5 in the Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, was the "first casualty" of the VBS Mutual Bank scandal, News24 reported at the time.
Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe told News24: "The deceased, 42, allegedly arrived at this place to assist his wife to close up… and was accosted by an unknown vehicle, and the suspect suddenly started firing shots," Ngoepe said.
His wife survived the shooting.